There may be more affordable mainstream PHEVs, but they don’t match Alfa’s Italian heritage and its racing pedigree
My brother-in-law wanted to tell me all about his Toyota RAV4 Prime, the plug-in hybrid version of the best-selling compact SUV that he’d just bought that week. And then I brought home the Alfa Romeo compact plug-in SUV and he felt totally eclipsed. The Toyota is practical and capable, but it doesn’t have the Italian flair of the sporty Alfa , with its sleek silhouette and racing heritage.
The tester was fully loaded, even including 20-inch wheels for an extra $2,000. My brother-in-law’s sensible Toyota never stood a chance. The main draw for the Tonale is its sporting aspirations, and my brother-in-law liked the way it made him feel while driving in the car, even if the Alfa really isn’t all that quick. It’s no faster than the 302-horsepower RAV4 Prime, though the Veloce does have an adaptive suspension that stiffens at the touch of a button and makes it delightful to carve through the corners.
The motor, which provides 180 horsepower of the total and 184 lb-ft of the total torque, is attached to the rear axle, making the Tonale a rear-wheel-drive SUV until the gas engine kicks in to make it AWD.
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